The Mystery of the Holy Trinity in the Old Testament
By the Most Rev. Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI (Winter 2008) How often we make the Sign of the Cross and invoke the Holy Trinity, and yet give little thought to the significance of the words which mark the beginning of all our prayers. Whenever we begin to pray, we invoke the Blessed Trinity, one God […]
Why Fasting and Doing Penance are Vital for Salvation
by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI (Winter, 2018) Why Did the Apostles Not Fast While Jesus Was With Them? When Did They Begin the Holy Practice? One day the disciples of St. John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked why His disciples did not fast. They pointed out that they and the Pharisees often […]
The Three Magi are Our Model for Persevering in Faith to the End
A Sermon preached on January 6, 2013, by Rev. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI My dearly beloved in Christ, today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, which is a very important, high-ranking feast in the Church year. Usually, the Feast of the Epiphany falls on a weekday, and so the faithful are not all present […]
The Liturgy of Christmas: Excerpt From a 1994 Pastoral Letter by Bishop Pivarunas
by Bishop Mark Pivarunas, CMRI Dearly Beloved in Christ, During this holy season of Christmas, our Holy Mother the Catholic Church celebrates in a singular and wonderful manner the joyous feast of the Nativity of her Divine Savior Jesus Christ. This can be readily seen in particular by the unique permission which is granted to […]
The Scarcely-Known Practice of Spiritual Communion Abounds With Richer Graces Than We Realize
A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Bernard Uttley, O.S.B., on November 4, 2012 What is Spiritual Communion and Why is It Beneficial to Souls? The holy doctrine and practice of Spiritual Communion is often forgotten, underestimated, or misunderstood. Being so little known, it is practiced even less. This is very unfortunate, for it is a […]
From Dark Aztec History, Juan Diego Emerges to Fulfill Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Request (Part II)
Lecture on Our Lady of Guadalupe from the 2008 Fatima Conference by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI (Winter, 2015) The beautiful words Our Lady spoke to Juan Diego were not meant for him alone; they constitute the special gift, the signal grace of the Guadalupan apparitions. Here on Tepeyac Hill, to all her bewildered and […]
From Dark Aztec History, Juan Diego Emerges to Fulfill Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Request
Lecture on Our Lady of Guadalupe from the 2008 Fatima Conference by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI In the very heart of Mexico, in the center of the two great American continents, there is enshrined one of the most beloved, most treasured, most venerated objects in all of Christendom: a small cloak made of cactus […]
The Parallel Between Our Blessed Mother’s Messages as “Our Lady of Good Success” and “Our Lady of Fatima,” With Their Importance for Our Own Times
By Sr. Mary Agatha, CMRI Are the Warnings Given by Our Lady at Fatima the Same as Those She Delivered in Quito? Three hundred years before the Mother of God appeared at Fatima, her revelations as Our Lady of Good Success in Quito, Ecuador, foretold the widespread immorality and loss of faith that would sweep […]
In These Confusing Times, Faithfully Saying Our Rosary and Wearing Our Scapular Enables Us to Stay Close to Mary and Obtains the Salvation of Souls
A Sermon Preached by Bishop Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI (Fall, 2016) In What Do the Prayers of the Rosary Consist and Where Do They Come From? The Rosary, also known as “Our Lady’s Psalter,” consists of a combination of three prayers; namely, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be. Since we offer […]
Expecting Purgatory Can Be a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Purify Your Soul Now with the Fire of Divine Love
A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Bernard Uttley, OSB, on November 9, 2012 The entire month of November is dedicated to the remembrance of the poor suffering souls in Purgatory. As we know, the holy souls in Purgatory are completely unable to alleviate their sufferings in any way. But God, in His goodness and loving […]
